The current U.S. presidential administration is committed to the cloud, and Washington has targeted about one quarter of its $80 billion IT budget for potential migration to the cloud. The federal government’s General Services Administration has also set up the Apps.gov website, which it describes as government agencies’ “source for cloud computing applications.” Many enterprises making efforts to move at least some of their assets to the cloud, move often made to costs and take advantage of the flexibility of cloud-based systems.
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Who Watches the Watchmen, Part 3: Flying Headlong Into a Cloud
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 3, 2011 05:00 AMThe current U.S. presidential administration is committed to the cloud, and Washington has targeted about one quarter of its $80 billion IT budget for potential migration to the cloud. The federal government’s General Services Administration has also set up the Apps.gov website, which it describes as government agencies’ “source for cloud computing applications.” Many enterprises making efforts to move at least some of their assets to the cloud, move often made to costs and take advantage of the flexibility of cloud-based systems.